The Waterways of the Pacific Northwest
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This made necessary artificial methods of getting freight and passengers around the breaks in the river, and it was not long before an absolute monopoly was held by one company on the Columbia and by another on the upper Willamette, though attempts at independent operation of boats on the latter were frequent. To-day, a steamer can run from Lewiston to Astoria, or, if of light enough draught, to Eugene on the Willamette.
In 1850 a wooden tramroad was built on the north side and later another on... the south side around the cascades of the Co- lumbia. Late in the 50's the Oregon Steam Navigation Com- 302 THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN HISTORY pany gained control of them and installed a steam railroad on the north side.
About 1860 that company began the construction of a railroad from The Dalles to Celilo, which commenced operations in 1862, during a period of intense mining activity in Idaho, Eastern Oregon and Northern Washington. Thereafter it practically owned the Columbia above the Cascades. The history of its operations and exactions and of the colossal fortunes it piled up for its stockholders reads like fiction.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This made necessary artificial methods of getting freight and passengers around the breaks in the river, and it was not long before an absolute monopoly was held by one company on the Columbia and by another on the upper Willamette, though attempts at independent operation of boats on the latter were frequent. To-day, a steamer can run from Lewiston to Astoria, or, if of light enough draught, to Eugene on the Willamette.
In 1850 a wooden tramroad was built on the north side and later another on... the south side around the cascades of the Co- lumbia. Late in the 50's the Oregon Steam Navigation Com- 302 THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN HISTORY pany gained control of them and installed a steam railroad on the north side.
About 1860 that company began the construction of a railroad from The Dalles to Celilo, which commenced operations in 1862, during a period of intense mining activity in Idaho, Eastern Oregon and Northern Washington. Thereafter it practically owned the Columbia above the Cascades. The history of its operations and exactions and of the colossal fortunes it piled up for its stockholders reads like fiction.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Clarence Bagley to read onlineMoreLess
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